JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, AUGUST 2004
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Aug. 2004 Aug. 2003 Aug. 2004 Aug. 2003
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Live:
Eel, adult 1,911 1,502 1,990 1,338
Others 840 784 1,031 993
Fresh:
Pacific sockeye 1 1 1 0
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 165 192 110 108
Atlantic salmon 2,100 2,111 1,379 1,330
Yellowfin tuna 1,820 2,078 1,320 1,533
Bluefin tuna 159 630 414 975
Bigeye tuna 1,740 1,535 1,356 1,130
Southern bluefin tuna 638 663 1,154 1,605
Sea bream 21 24 7 10
Billfish 56 135 49 113
Frozen:
Sardine 1,734 3,413 118 278
Swordfish 89 117 75 118
Pacific sockeye 18,365 11,400 9,130 6,065
Pacific coho 1,153 498 381 203
Other Pacific salmon 3,627 2,079 1,178 979
Pink/chum salmon 3,529 3,462 1,488 1,458
Atlantic salmon 285 358 142 151
Other salmon 43 18 18 3
Halibut 2,599 4,118 1,446 2,127
Albacore tuna 337 95 111 20
Yellowfin tuna 9,981 10,347 3,011 2,764
Skipjack 4,920 5,824 515 492
Bluefin tuna 37 87 38 130
Bigeye tuna 8,444 8,787 5,114 4,650
Herring 894 1,594 92 131
Cod 365 610 107 187
Mackerel 1,502 1,718 254 336
Mero 320 1,565 249 1,520
Jack mackerel 2,782 1,381 603 221
Sea bream 135 216 31 47
Capelin 1,184 1,076 356 325
Billfish 441 426 119 112
Spanish mackerel 67 41 29 14
Rockfish 8,495 15,505 1,941 3,384
Sablefish 1,338 1,185 1,147 1,212
Herring roe 10 12 4 5
Pollock roe 1,154 2,558 1,187 3,410
Mero, fillet 97 71 144 85
Swordfish, fillet 159 114 80 57
Pollock surimi 12,048 6,270 2,294 1,373
Cod surimi 967 903 156 169
Threadfin bream surimi 3,265 4,141 600 763
Salted/dried:
Herring roe 1,188 1,171 1,478 1,806
Pollock roe 125 185 208 282
Salmon roe 1,036 1,081 998 1,353
Shellfish
Live/fresh:
Sea urchin 925 682 533 416
Arkshell 429 473 237 271
Spiny lobster 108 115 388 422
King crab 2,009 1,596 753 760
Tanner crab 2,131 2,169 657 621
Blue crab 0 0 0 0
Korean crab 592 302 530 292
Other crab 129 94 81 52
Oyster 307 501 159 233
Clam 688 779 117 132
Frozen:
Spiny lobster 355 344 741 671
Lobster 313 215 745 508
Shrimp 26,353 21,798 24,521 21,893
King crab 261 627 312 1,204
Tanner crab 3,753 3,889 4,467 4,673
Blue crab 518 314 235 158
Korean crab 6 2 6 1
Other crab 43 27 27 37
European cuttlefish 1,087 801 644 546
Octopus 5,224 4,979 3,561 3,396
Scallop 32 11 31 13
Other cuttlefish 1,721 1,766 1,026 1,082
Squid 1,053 381 282 113
Abalone 72 31 207 103
Salted/dried:
Squid 154 80 121 53
Sea urchin roe 25 19 42 52
Jellyfish 825 625 281 218
Seaweed, dried 707 676 364 359
Seaweed, salted 218 629 27 63
Prepared:
Eel 1,083 219 1,502 252
Canned crab 738 681 1,418 1,251
Fish meal 42,139 38,565 3,370 2,910
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- = no imports
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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